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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "Ree T. Siilva" <kusaka@hospy.jp>
Reply-To: <reesiilva09@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2022 02:53:06 +0900
Subject: YOUR ABANDONED TRUCK BOX OF $2.5 MILLION

Assistance Inspection Director
Harrisburg Airport Pennsylvania
One Terminal Drive, Middle town,
PA 17057, Pennsylvania USA
Email: reesiilva09@gmail.com


Attention My Dear Friend,

I have very vital information to give to you, but first I must have your
trust before I review it to you because it may affect my job, so I need
somebody that I can trust for me to be able to review the secret to you.

I am Mr. Ree Siilva, head of luggage/baggage storage facilities here at
the Harrisburg Airport, Pennsylvania USA.
During my discovered an abandoned shipment from a Diplomat from Nigeria
and when scanned it revealed an undisclosed sum of money in a metal
trunk box. The consignment was abandoned because the Contents of the
consignment was not properly declared by the consignee as ´MONEY¡ rather
it was declared as personal effect to avoid interrogation and also the
inability of the diplomat to pay for the United States Non Inspection
Charges which is $3,700USD. On my assumption the consignment is still
left in our Storage House here at the Harrisburg Airport Pennsylvania
till date. The details of the consignment including your name, your
email address and the official documents from the United Nations office
in Geneva are tagged on the Trunk box.


However, to enable me confirm if you are the actual recipient of this
consignment as the assistant director of the Inspection Unit, I will
advise you provide your full information as Below:

FULL NAME:
ADDRESS:
PHONE NUMBER:
OCCUPATION:
COUNTRY:
NEAREST AIRPORT:

Please note that this consignment is supposed to have been returned to
the United States Treasury Department as unclaimed delivery due to the
delays in concluding the clearance processes so as a result of this, I
will not be able to receive your details on my official email account.
So in order to enable me to cross check your details, I will advise you
to send the required details to my private email address for quick
processing and response.

Once I confirm you as the actual recipient of the trunk box, I can get
everything concluded within 48hours upon your acceptance and proceed to
your address for delivery.

Lastly, be informed that the reason I have taken it upon myself to
contact you personally about this abandoned consignment is because I
want us to transact this business and share the money 70% for you and 30%
 for me since the consignment has not yet been returned to the United
States Treasury Department after being abandoned by the diplomat so
immediately the confirmation is made, I will go ahead and pay for the
United States Non Inspection Fee of $3,700 dollars and arrange for the
box to be delivered to your doorstep Or I can bring it by myself to
avoid any more trouble but you have to assure me of my 30% share.

I wait to hear from you urgently if you are still alive and I will
appreciate it if we can keep this deal confidential. Please get back to
me for further directives: You can not call me on my telephone number
for it will expose me more.

Thank you.

Ree T. Siilva
Assistance Inspection Director
Harrisburg  Airport
One Terminal Drive, Middle town,
PA 17057, Pennsylvania USA

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